I live in 559 too, Fresno and Sierra Summit, FTW!!!  haha, not exactly, but there are times where the valley can be an awesome place.  One of my favorite days: last year we had a snowstorm and it dropped close  to 1500ft (Prather area), it was a crystal clear day and the view was amazing.  The mountains were right there and coated in snow, it was amazing.  We get lots of snow at Sierra Summit too, our park is just kind of meh.